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Middletown is a big small town of 7,628 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It's about 9 miles from Allentown, PA and 45 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,628people
$322kTypical home
$1,545/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
37"Snow
223Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,628
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,918 people per sq mi
- 45 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 9 mi to Allentown, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,031/mo)
- Median rent $1,545/mo
- Median household income $98k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (809 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 32% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ABE airport
- 54 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 46 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 39 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 814 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 186 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northampton County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk